International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume 13, Issue 6 , Pages e456-e458 , November 2009

A case of pneumonia caused by Bacillus anthracis secondary to gastrointestinal anthrax

  • Meliha Meric

      Affiliations

    • Kocaeli University, Medical Faculty, Department of Clinical Bacteriology and Infectious Diseases, Kocaeli, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Kocaeli University, Medical Faculty, Department of Clinical Bacteriology and Infectious Disease, Umuttepe, Kocaeli, 41380, Turkey. Tel.: +90 262 3037082; fax: +90 262 3038085.
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  • Ayse Willke

      Affiliations

    • Kocaeli University, Medical Faculty, Department of Clinical Bacteriology and Infectious Diseases, Kocaeli, Turkey
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  • Bahar Muezzinoglu

      Affiliations

    • Kocaeli University, Medical Faculty, Department of Pathology, Kocaeli, Turkey
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  • Aynur Karadenizli

      Affiliations

    • Kocaeli University, Medical Faculty, Department of Microbiology, Kocaeli, Turkey
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  • Tulay Hosten

      Affiliations

    • Kocaeli University, Medical Faculty, Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation, Kocaeli, Turkey

Received 27 May 2008 ,Accepted 10 December 2008.

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PII: S1201-9712(09)00011-3

doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2008.12.008

International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Volume 13, Issue 6 , Pages e456-e458 , November 2009

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